The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria
says it supports the expulsion of 67 beggars and destitute by the Lagos State Government to the Upper Iweka Bridge, Onitsha, Anambra State.

The party, in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Joe
Igbokwe, on Tuesday, said the action of the state
government would go a long way in reducing crime in the
state.

Igbokwe said, "To put the records straight, the Lagos State Government, with its commitment to the interests of Lagosians, had long embarked on the decision to pick up the many derelicts, the homeless, beggars and social
miscreants that inhabit all parts of Lagos.

"The government cleans them up, finds means of
livelihood for those that are employable and sends those it cannot manage to their respective states.

"We are all aware that this scheme has seen the practical
reduction in the number of the beggars, street urchins and social miscreants that used to constitute real danger to life in Lagos and has seen such people moved back to various states, mainly in the North."

He said before the state government embarked on the
action, the Anambra State Government had been
contacted but no response was received from it.

Igbokwe berated politicians, whom he said were using the opportunity to play politics.

He said, "We also put the nation on notice that before the
latest movement of some people to Onitsha, we notified
the Anambra State government, which neither responded
nor took action on our complaint.

"We also want the public to note that the Lagos State
Government was involved in a similar deal with the Akwa
Ibom State Government when some indigent Lagosians
were moved back from Akwa Ibom State to Lagos."

Igbokwe however assured all Igbos living in Lagos to be
rest assured as the state was still conducive for all those
who wanted to do business.

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When did ibos becomes beggers? Stop these deceit. Ibos will never leave their shops to go and beg. It's not even two days yet and APC are already discriminating against law abiding citizens of Nigeria. What a bunch of hypocrites.

I support any thing to make lagos a mega city if its deportation so be it

deeobserver209: When did ibos becomes beggers? Stop these deceit. Ibos will never leave their shops to go and beg. It's not even two days yet and APC are already discriminating against law abiding citizens of Nigeria. What a bunch of hypocrites.

Stop complaining,do you mean those deportees were arrested in their shops?
You guys do said it is only in the north that beggers can be found,my question to you this moment ix that,how many trucks of human cargo enter kano or sokoto or borno state under the cover of darkness?
Better shop up,tell your brothers to abadon begging and go back home to their father's land for farming is not evrybdy that can live in lagos,biko

Btw,there is nothing like ACN again.
This is the stand of the APC lagos branch.

I have never been a fan of PDP and have always voted ACN, but if deportation of nigerians from Nigeria is a party ideology, i would have to gravitate towards PDP.

Please someone should tell igbokwe that beggars on the streets can not constitute danger to anybody. Beggars only constituent aesthetic nuisance. Beggars had never been arraigned for robbery in lagos. If fashola is so bothered about security, he should deport area boys and agberos instead.

There is no city in the world - mega or macro that does not have homeless beggars on the streets. So fashola should quit trying to create a rich mans paradise.